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Children's Rights

Consultation response: Raising the Age of Referral to the Principal Reporter

Consultation response: Raising the Age of Referral to the Principal Reporter

Staf's response to the Scottish Government consultation on raising the age a child can be referred to a Children's Hearing to 18. Read more

Published: 20th October, 2020

Author: Liam Furby

Staf's response to the UNCRC incorporation consultation

Staf's response to the UNCRC incorporation consultation

Read Staf's full response to the consultation on incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into our domestic law in Scotland. Read more

Published: 30th August, 2019

Author: Lewis Macleod

Consultation on Children's Services Planning: provision of statutory guidance

Consultation on Children's Services Planning: provision of statutory guidance

Read our response to the Children's Services Planning: provision of statutory guidance consultation. Read more

Published: 20th June, 2019

Updated: 1st August, 2019

Author: Cheryl Leggett

How Staf is amplifying the voice of young people with experience of the care and justice systems

How Staf is amplifying the voice of young people with experience of the care and justice systems

Ruth Kerracher, Youth Justice Participation Worker, gives an overview of Staf and CYCJ's new project to amplify the voice of young people with experience of the care and justice systems. Read more

Published: 6th March, 2019

Updated: 2nd August, 2019

Author: Lewis Macleod

Universal Children’s Day: how we’ll contribute to delivering children’s rights

Universal Children’s Day: how we’ll contribute to delivering children’s rights

Today is Universal Children’s Day, marking the day in 1989 that the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2018

Author: Lewis Macleod

Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill – Ending the ‘Justifiable Assault’ of Children

Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill – Ending the ‘Justifiable Assault’ of Children

Widely reported as the ‘Smacking Ban’, this Bill has recently been introduced to the Scottish Parliament by John Finnie MSP, with the aim to outlaw any form of physical punishment against children. Read our short summary of the Bill here. Read more

Published: 2nd October, 2018

Author: Lewis Macleod

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill – Standing Up for Scotland’s Children or Simply Standing Still?

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill – Standing Up for Scotland’s Children or Simply Standing Still?

Currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament, this Bill aims to change the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) to 12 years of age from the current level of 8 – the lowest in Europe. Our article questions whether the Bill goes far enough, and whether it truly works to support Scotland’s children and young people. Read more

Published: 2nd October, 2018

Author: Lewis Macleod

Introducing Children's Rights: A ten-minute training tool

Introducing Children's Rights: A ten-minute training tool

The Scottish Government has published a ten minute training tool: 'Introducing Children's Rights'. Find out more and access the training materials. Read more

Published: 29th May, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2019

Author: Cheryl Leggett

Lead the Way Manifesto

Lead the Way Manifesto

The Scottish Youth Parliament launched their five year manifesto 'Lead the Way' on 12th March 2016, outlining their policy until 2021. Find out more about the Scottish Youth Parliament's five-year manifesto. Read more

Published: 13th April, 2018

Updated: 31st July, 2019

Author: Cheryl Leggett

Scottish Care Leavers Covenant

Scottish Care Leavers Covenant

The Scottish Care Leavers Covenant is a bold and committed promise to young people who have experience of the care system: that they matter. Read more

Published: 13th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2019

Author: Cheryl Leggett

Getting it right for looked after children and young people

Getting it right for looked after children and young people

In 2015, the Scottish Government published this strategy, setting out its priorities to improve the lives of looked after children and young people. Find out more and download the strategy document. Read more

Published: 6th April, 2018

Updated: 1st August, 2019

Author: Cheryl Leggett

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    Project Return Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub

    Thursday 29th September 2022 | 12pm - 4pm | Renfield Centre, Bath Street, Glasgow

  • Financial Support for Care Leavers

    Financial Support for Care Leavers

  • UK Trauma Council Childhood Trauma Resource

    UK Trauma Council Childhood Trauma Resource

    The UK Trauma Council has created an excellent resource all about the impact of trauma during childhood. A really useful and important read for anyone who works with those who have experienced trauma as a child.

  • National Trauma Training Online Resources

    National Trauma Training Online Resources

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  • Young Funder's Grant

    Young Funder's Grant

    Applications for the Young Funder's Grant are now closed. Alternative sources of funding are included here.

  • The Promise explained: what the Care Review means for the workforce

    The Promise explained: what the Care Review means for the workforce

    Scotland’s Independent Care Review has published its final conclusions. Five reports have been published and the main report ‘The Promise’ runs to 124 pages. To keep our members informed, we will set out the conclusions in a series of brief summaries.

  • Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

    Local Elections 2022: Manifesto Round-Up

    A look at the five main parties and their manifestos heading into the local elections 2022

  • Grants of up to £750 available to care experienced young people

    Grants of up to £750 available to care experienced young people

    We are delighted to announce our Young Funder's Grant is now open for applications.

  • Relationship Based Practice: What does it really look like?

    Relationship Based Practice: What does it really look like?

    Mary Glasgow facilitated one of our workshops at our Annual Conference 2017, setting out the principles of a restorative, child-centred and family-minded approach that aims to mitigate the effect of Adverse Childhood Experiences. Find out more and download Mary's presentation.

  • Our history

    Our history

    Find out more about Staf's history, and the exciting work we are undertaking today.

  • GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

    GIRFEC: A Guide to Getting it Right for Every Child

    GIRFEC (or Getting it Right for Every Child) is the national approach in Scotland to improving outcomes and supporting the wellbeing of our children and young people by offering the right help at the right time for the right people. Find out more about the GIRFEC approach.

  • Implications of Continuing Care Report

    Implications of Continuing Care Report

    Staf has been working as part of a consortium of colleagues from across the sector which has been meeting about the implementation of Continuing Care. Following our Implications of Continuing Care focus group in February 2018, we produced a report looking at the issues and the good practice taking place across Scotland.

  • Shannon's Box

    Shannon's Box

    Created by Shannon when in role as our Youth Facilitator, Shannon's Box is designed to make entering care a little easier for children and young people. Find out more about this project.

  • Vision and Values

    Vision and Values

    Staf's Vision, and Values

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